Landsat 1

first satellite of the United States' Landsat program, active 1972-1978
Vehicle earth_observation_satellite Q1816481
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Landsat 1

Summary

Landsat 1 is an Earth observation satellite[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of earth_observation_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Landsat 1 is in the country of United States[3].
  • Landsat 1's image is recorded as Landsat-1.jpg[4].
  • Landsat 1's instance of is recorded as Earth observation satellite[5].
  • Landsat 1's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[6].
  • Landsat 1's followed by is recorded as Landsat 2[7].
  • Landsat 1's manufacturer is recorded as General Electric[8].
  • Landsat 1's part of the series is recorded as Landsat program[9].
  • Landsat 1's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1972-058A[10].
  • Landsat 1's Commons category is recorded as Landsat 1[11].
  • Landsat 1's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta 0100[12].
  • Landsat 1's SCN is recorded as 06126[13].
  • Landsat 1's parent astronomical body is recorded as Earth[14].
  • Landsat 1's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit[15].
  • Landsat 1's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1972-07-23T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Landsat 1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/022q_l[17].
  • Landsat 1's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[18].
  • Landsat 1's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2[19].
  • Landsat 1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+99.2'}[20].
  • Landsat 1's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+103'}[21].
  • Landsat 1's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+915'}[22].
  • Landsat 1's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+907'}[23].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Landsat 1 include Landsat Island[24], an island[25], in Canada[26].

Why It Matters

Landsat 1 ranks in the top 5% of earth_observation_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for it include Landsat Island[24], an island[25], in Canada[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Landsat 1. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/landsat-1
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_landsat-1_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Landsat 1}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/landsat-1}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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